04-27-2009, 10:33 AM
Dan1089 Wrote:... the church's stance on homosexuality will never ever change,... ,the church will never ever change its attitude.Just found this view from the inside. I found the following extracts particularly interesting:
"The teaching of the Church of England stated in Issues in Human Sexuality and of the Anglican Communion in Resolution 1.10 of the Lambeth Conference 1998 is prejudiced against the proper understanding and full inclusion of LGBT people in our church.
Anyone who bases their attitudes to LGBT people on the official teaching of the church risks making statements which are homophobic.
...The Church has no alternative but to revise its teaching at some point in the future if it is to return to the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels – justice and grace for ALL.
... LGBT people have been and still are the victims of prejudice in our society, and most particularly in the church."